ROM Hack - The Legend of Zelda - A Link to the Proto

The Legend of Zelda - A Link to the Proto

Original game : The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past

Platform : SNES

Author : SePH

Release date : 31 December 2020

Category : Complete

Patch version : 1.0

Modifications : G, L, P, O

Downloads : 4050

ROM Information

Name: Legend of Zelda, The - A Link to the Past (USA).sfc
Date: 1996-12-25
Size: 1 MB (1,048,576 bytes)
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SHA-1: 6d4f10a8b10e10dbe624cb23cf03b88bb8252973
MD5: 608c22b8ff930c62dc2de54bcd6eba72
CRC32: 777aac2f

Hack description

This prototype is an is an interpretation of various development phases of the game based on the Alttp prototype assets. This is not an authentic prototype nor does it represent a single or specific point of development.

This is a result of 4 months (maybe 5) of "behind the scenes" hard work, a few assembly hacks and fixes etc. This game was known as A Link To The Past and only has been renamed into A Link To The Proto for the release to stand on it's own.

There is a lot of changes, prototype assets that made it into the game, but unfortunately due to the multiple iterations of the same tilesets and a rather limited space for graphics, only a few select ones made it into the reconstruction.

But still, there is a lot of places to explore and many unseen things to discover from the proto content that was cut from the final vanilla game by Nintendo.

For more content and information visit TCRF wiki's Alttp Proto page at:

https://tcrf.net/Proto:The_Legend_of_Zelda:_A_Link_to_the_Past

Contributions

Contributor	Type of contribution	Description
SePH	Hacking	Primary hacking
Zarby89	Levels	Provided Prototype Rooms
Conn	Hacking	ASM work
xanonymous	Hacking	ASM work

Reviews

Very cool, kinda tough	Cookieskoon	2021-03-24	Version 1.0
Let me begin by saying, yes, I recommend any fan of LTTP try this hack. However I find it feels a bit needlessly difficult. I honestly can't even get beyond the first dungeon boss, and as a long time veteran of LTTP that is NOT easy for me to admit. Could just be me though, they say your senses dull with age. I am in casting distance of 40 as of this review after all. Good job though. Couldn't have been easy to piece it together like this.

Fun hack with great colours	SAIYAN48	2021-01-22	Version 1.0
This a great hack incorporating many of the prototype features into a playable game. The palette makes for some really cool areas and it's always interesting to see what a classic game was like during development. I definitely recommend this hack and hope that other people will enjoy it as much as I do.

Was waiting for this	JeffriesTube	2021-01-03	Version 1.0
I've been checking TCRF's info on ALTTP's leaked findings, and just hoping someone out there was going to make something like this hack. While the dungeons mostly are the same, and the overall story hasn't changed, the new (old?) overworld map, and everything else on display here is worth a look. For now, this is as close as you're going to get to playing ALTTP in it's earlier stages of development, sort of. As the author says in the description, this isn't meant to be a definitive snapshot of what the game was like at any certain point before it was released. What they've put together is really interesting though, and uses quite a bit of what's covered on TCRF. I've played up through Dark World level 4, and would assume the entire game is playable. Will be going back to finish the last few dungeons for sure. Well worth a look for fans of the game, really have been enjoying this.

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